Varliga
Old Norse Dictionary - varliga
Meaning of Old Norse word "varliga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word varliga can mean:varliga
- varliga
- adv. insufficiently; vera v. haldinn, Gþl. 259.
- varliga
- 2. scarcely, hardly; vannsk honum v. lengdin til, Edda 34.
- varliga
- 3. warily; fara varliga, Ld. 242, Nj. 42; mæla v., Hkr. ii. 184; tala v., Lv. 46; búask um sem varligast, Fas. ii. 520. Mod. usage distinguishes between varla, hardly, and varliga, warily.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)